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How to have an instrument calibrated

 Instrument or Device Calibration

The Calibrations Services website, has a complete list of services, policies and others useful links. The service catalog is also listed here:

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Dimensional Measurements

Length

Diameter and Roundness Measurements

Complex Dimensional Standards

Optical Reference Plane Standards

Angular Measurements

Laser Measurements

Surface Texture

Electromagnetic

Resistance Measurements

Impedance Measurements (Except Resistors)

Voltage Measurements

Precision Ratio Measurements

Power and Energy Measurements, Low-Frequency

RF, Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Measurements

Electromagnetic Field Strength and Antenna Measurements

Pulse Waveform Measurement

Ionizing Radiation

Radioactivity Sources

Neutron Sources and Neutron Dosimetry          

Dosimetry of X-rays, Gamma-Rays and Electrons

Dosimetry for High-Dose Applications

Mechanical Measurements

Hydrometers

Volume and Density

Flow Measurements

Flow Measurements at Cryogenic Temperatures

Air Speed Instruments

Mass Standards

Force Measurements

Vibration Measurements

Acoustic Measurements

Optical Radiation

Photometric Measurements

Optical Properties of Materials Measurements

Surface Color and Appearance

Spectroradiometric Measurements

Radiometric Standards in the Far Ultraviolet          

Lasers and Optoelectronic Components Used with Lasers

Thermodynamic

Pressure Measurements

Low Pressure, Vacuum, and Leak Measurements

Laboratory and Industrial-Grade Thermometers       

Thermocouples, Thermocouple Materials, Thermometer Indicators

Resistance Thermometry

Radiance Temperature Measurements

Humidity Measurements

Time and Frequency

Broadcast and Measurement Services         

Characterization of Oscillators

PM/AM Noise Measurement Systems

Created January 7, 2010, Updated June 2, 2021